Volume/Issue: 2012/251
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Adolfo Barajas
,
Ralph Chami
,
Christian Ebeke
, and
Sampawende Tapsoba
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
19
October
2012
ISBN: 9781475535822
This paper shows that remittance flows significantly increase the business cycle synchronization between remittance-recipient countries and the rest of the world. Using both aggregate and bilateral remittances data...
Volume/Issue: 2008/167
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Nadeem Ilahi
, and
Riham Shendy
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
July
2008
ISBN: 9781451870251
This paper tests the association between the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries' financial and remittance outflows and regional growth in the Middle East. The findings, based on 35-year panel data, indicate t...
Volume/Issue: 2015/49
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Ahmat Jidoud
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
02
March
2015
ISBN: 9781498300940
This paper investigates the channels through which remittances affect macroeconomic volatility in African countries using a dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) model augmented with financial frictions. Em...
Volume/Issue: 2012/104
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Yasser Abdih
,
Ralph Chami
,
Christian Ebeke
, and
Adolfo Barajas
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
April
2012
ISBN: 9781475502947
This paper identifies a remittances channel that transmits exogenous shocks, such as business cycles in remittance-sending countries, to the public finances of remittance-receiving countries. Using panel data for r...
Volume/Issue: 2010/132
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
June
2010
ISBN: 9781455201150
What accounts for variations in FDI flows from advanced to developing countries? How have FDI inflows explained cross-country growth experiences? In this paper we tackle both these questions empirically for a large...
Volume/Issue: 2014/13
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Giulia Bettin
,
Andrea Presbitero
, and
Nicola Spatafora
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
27
January
2014
ISBN: 9781484385081
This paper examines how international remittances are affected by structural characteristics, macroeconomic conditions, and adverse shocks in both source and recipient economies. We exploit a novel, rich panel data...
Volume/Issue: 2009/277
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Jaime Espinosa-Bowen
,
Nadeem Ilahi
, and
Fahad Alturki
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
December
2009
ISBN: 9781451874228
We test the extent to which growth in the 11 CIS countries (excluding Russia) was associated with developments in Russia, overall, as well as through the trade, financial and remittance channels over the last decad...
Volume/Issue: 2019/69
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Tamon Asonuma
,
Marcos Chamon
,
Aitor Erce
, and
Akira Sasahara
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
25
March
2019
ISBN: 9781498303255
Sovereign debt restructurings are associated with declines in GDP, investment, bank credit, and capital flows. The transmission channels and associated output and banking sector costs depend on whether the restruct...
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Asia and Pacific Dept
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
27
April
2014
ISBN: 9781484316573
Introduction and Main Findings
Prolonged periods of substantial capital inflows, booming real estate markets, and rapid credit growth have raised financial stability challenges acros...
Volume/Issue: 2012/251
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Adolfo Barajas
,
Ralph Chami
,
Christian Ebeke
, and
Sampawende Tapsoba
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
19
October
2012
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781475535822.001
ISBN: 9781475535822
This paper shows that remittance flows significantly increase the business cycle synchronization between remittance-recipient countries and the rest of the world. Using both aggregate and bilateral remittances data...